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Item No: 09E Meeting Date: May 22, 2017 Type of Business: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8757, Approving a Revised Salary Scale and Advertisement for the Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector Position Background: On August 10, 2016, the position of Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector became vacant when the person in the position resigned to accept a similar position in another community. Staff advertised and interviewed twice for the vacant position without success. Staff looked at wages being paid in other communities and became aware that the Mounds View salary was below average, which could be causing fewer applicants to apply for the City’s position. Staff asked Springsted to conduct a salary survey and the results confirm Staff’s findings. Discussion: The present annual salary for the Mounds View position is $57,200 ($27.50 per hour.) According to the Springsted study, the average maximum wage for similar positions in comparable communities is $65,477, a difference of $8,277, or, 14.5%. Staff presented this information to the Human Resources Committee on May 17, 2017, and the Committee supported a revision to the wage scale and the subsequent re-advertising for the position at the adjusted rates. The new hourly wage scale, if approved by the City Council, would be as follows: Step 1 (80%) Step 1.5 (82.5%) Step 2 (85%) Step 3 (90%) Step 4 (95%) Step 5 (100%) $ 25.18 $ 25.97 $ 26.76 $ 28.33 $ 29.91 $ 31.48 Recommendation: Staff is requesting Council approval of attached Resolution 8757 approving the revised salary scale and authorizing the advertisement for the position of Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector at the adjusted rates. Once a qualified candidate is selected, Staff would seek authorization from the City Council to hire the individual. Respectfully submitted, James Ericson, City Administrator